Can't upgrade Aperture 3.2.4 in Maverick - lost serial number

I have the 3.2.4 version of Aperture which was running perfectly until I installed maverick. Now there is a NO sign on the Aperture icon and if I try and udate the software from the main menu it doesn't work. I don't have the serial number - I probably left everything behind when moving to another country. Also, if I go to the apple store I can only purchase the new version, there is no update option.
Is there any way I can overcome this problem?
Cheers

Try, if downloading the version 3.4.5 update from the support page will work. If you did not make a clean install and wiped your drive, when you upgraded to Mavericks, Aperture should still remember the serial number.
Download the upgrade here:
Aperture 3.4.5
Don't upgrade without making a backup of your Aperture library, before you try this. The upgrade will have to rebuild your Aperture library and to convert a to a different format.
If you can get Aperture 3.4.5 to run, look at the "About" panel: From the Main Menu Bar: Aperture > About Aperture.
Write down your serial number you see there for safe keeping.
Then try, if you now can update to version 3.5 -

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